Galungan Day will be celebrated on February 01, 2012 this year. It is celebrated once in every six months according to the Balinese calendar. Galungan Day is the most important feast for Hindhu, that this day the Hindhu thanks the God (Sanghyang Widhi Wasa) and feel grateful for his blessing and for the creation of the earth and its contents. This day is also celeberated to commemorate the glory of good that call Dharma and Adharma. It is represents the universal struggle of good versus evil. It show that for personal reflection to be better in future.
There are several processions in Galungan Day such as :
1. Penyekeban is the day that people begin to prepare the necessities for Galungan ceremony.
2. Penyajahan is the people keep on maintaining awareness, patience of the soul in order to control the demons.
3. Penampahan is one day before Galungan, to slaughter sacrificial animals like pig, chicken then its cook into various kinds of Balinese food such as; lawar, tum, satay and this day to prepare banten for Galungan ceremony.
4. Galungan Day is celebrated by creating offerings. These offerings are presented in the temples from the smallest family temples up to the bigger scope. Balinese people go to temples and other holy places to pray.
5. Manis Galungan is one day after Galungan, Balinese people go to visit big family for breakdwon.
